For at least the past decade, there has been a recalibration in the need and purpose for forum communities. Social media is great for person to person contact and small groups, and forums are great for topic focused content, searchable knowledge bases and slightly more transactional conversations ("How do I?", "Can you recommend?") over what use to be more generic forums "Bob's Hangout!"
Likewise, we know that the purpose of this forum is for feedback and support more than a place to hang out and chat. The Marketplace was removed a year ago and discussed in great detail at the time. Instead of being the sole arbiter for the modification community, there is now freedom to run independent marketplace focused communities.
We have ensured that we are ahead of the trend and have worked on tools to professionalise forum communities. I understand the yearning for simpler times and simpler products but progress marches on and we either march with it or get left behind.